Getting Cozy: 5 home essentials for fall (and what comes after)

If you only have visions of tuning up the snowblower, fiddling with the thermostat and buying ice melt, you're missing the more pleasant aspects of getting cozy in your fall/winter shelter. Getting your home ready to counter weather's tougher elements is also a time to style your space into an inviting sanctuary for family, friends and even pets. Here are some of my home essentials for capturing the spirit of hygge.

Lifestyle, DecorCynthia SutterSeptember 21, 2019Neal Kielar, MidModMen+friends, Mid-century furniture, Mid-Century Decor, Mid-Century Gifts, furniture & accessories, Furniture Shopping TipsComment

Hospitality = Choosing the Right Host Gift

Is the concept of a host gift even valid anymore? The path to appropriate host gift-giving still starts with this simple question: is this an appropriate occasion for giving one? by Neal Kielar, Tastemaker in Residence.

Lifestyle, Tips and TricksCynthia SutterNovember 20, 2018Neal Kielar, MidModMen+friends, Mid-Century Decor, Mid-Century Gifts, Mid-century furniture, Hospitality Tips, Hospitality is a State of Mind, Host & Hostess GiftsComment

Spectacular Blooms in Vintage Containers

Neal Kielar dipped into the MidModMen+friends inventory of mid-century pottery and glass to show you how to bring the long awaited outdoors inside by utilizing these containers as the perfect plants and flowers pairings.

Lifestyle, DecorCynthia SutterMay 25, 2018Neal Kielar, MidModMen+friends, Mid-Century Decor, mid-century, Mid-century furniture, Mid-century containers, Mid-century potsComment

Feathering the Nest? Essential Tools for Furniture Shopping

Neal Kielar knows that shopping for your home furnishings can include great pleasure and pain. Neal unpacks what is sure to become your "go to" list of ways to enjoy the process and make the right decisions for you and your family.

Lifestyle, DecorCynthia SutterFebruary 25, 2018Neal Kielar, MidModMen+friends, Restored Classic Modern Furniture & Decor, Mid-century furniture, Mid-Century Decor, furniture & accessories, St. Paul MN, Furniture Shopping Tips, Visualize, Focus, Measure, Budget, ResearchComment

Saint Paul Magazine features MidModMen+friends

Congratulations to Tastemaker in Residence Neil Kielar and his partner John Mehus, co-owners of MidModMen for their success in being ahead of the Mid-Century furniture revolution and the ability to keep mining those hidden treasures. Read more in St. Paul Magazine.

Decor, It's A Man's Table Too, StyleCynthia SutterOctober 29, 2016Cindi Sutter, Neal Kielar, MidModMen, Media, St. Paul Magazine, Mid-century furnitureComment